15:00 Ludlow

Sunday 14 May 2017

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Welsh Guards Association Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 5m 2.70s

1^st

Whatthebutlersaw

811-1

5/1

T: D J S Ffrench DavisJ: M D Grant

Held up and behind, not fluent 2nd, headway 4 out, challenged 3 out, soon ridden, edged right and upsides when left in lead 2 out, driven out flat op 11/2 tchd 9/2

2^nd

2 ½

Royal Supremo

611-7

7/2f

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Led until after 2nd, stayed prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, left 2nd when hampered 2 out, hung left flat, stayed on, not able to challenge winner op 4/1

3^rd

Phangio

810-7

16/1

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard (3)

Prominent, ridden after 4 out, slightly outpaced before 3 out, left 3rd 2 out, stayed on same pace op 14/1

4^th

Western Miller

611-6

4/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: R Johnson

Tracked leaders, led after 2nd, headed 3 out, weakening when blundered and hampered 2 out, finished tired tchd 9/2

Also Ran

Beau Du Brizais

511-12

4/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan (7)

Held up towards rear, headway from 4th, ridden after 4 out, led next, joined when fell 2 out op 7/2 tchd 9/2

McKenzie's Friend

611-6

4/1

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Chased leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 3rd, lost place 7th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 9/2

Cup Of Ambition

511-2

14/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Andrew Tinkler

Held up, not fluent 3rd, lost place 5th, mistake next, behind 7th, pulled up before 3 out op 10/1

Kitegen

1110-0

28/1

T: R DickinJ: Jamie Bargary (3)

Held up towards rear on outside, not fluent 3rd, headway 7th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before next op 33/1 tchd 25/1

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Non-Runners

Becauseshesaidso¹³¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: Miss V Williams J: L Treadwell

Breaking Bits³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 10

T: Jamie Snowden J: M G Nolan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.30Pl:£1.80, £1.20, £3.40EX:£25.00Trifecta:£246.60Tricast:£259.35SF:£23.44Swingers:£3.00, £5.90, £9.60

Forecasts

Royal Supremo (7/2), Western Miller (4/1), Beau Du Brizais (4/1), Breaking Bits (4/1), McKenzie's Friend (4/1), Whatthebutlersaw (5/1), Becauseshesaidso (12/1), Cup Of Ambition (14/1), Phangio (16/1), Kitegen (28/1)

Point-to-point winner CUP OF AMBITION can register a first rules success on his second outing in handicap company in this competitive hurdle event. Martin Keighley's charge was staying on under his amateur rider in a 2m contest prior to being hampered and unseating his rider two from home and he is taken to defeat Beau Du Brizais who races off a mark 4lb higher than when successful at Taunton last month with Royal Supremo, third last time out at Huntingdon the selection to claim third in this.